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Apple Acknowledges iPhone 8 ‘Crackling’ Earpiece Issue, Confirms Fix Coming Soon
On Tuesday, Apple issued a statement confirming that a small number of iPhone 8 handsets are experiencing an audio glitch that is causing a "crackling" noise when using the earpiece to make phone calls. A number of new owners have reported the audio bug to Apple's Support Pages forum (1, 2) and Reddit's iPhone sub-reddit, saying their...
Several iPhone 7 Plus Owners Reporting Poor Image Quality
One of the main features of the iPhone 7 Plus is the dual camera, but for some owners, it's not all positives. According to a new report from AppleInsider, it seems that some iPhone 7 Plus owners are experiencing poor image quality when taking photos with their device. The report notes that the majority of them...
Pokemon Go Update for iOS Fixes Google Account Privacy Issues
Pokémon Go for iOS doesn't have quite as much access to your Google account as some gamers have feared, but it's clear that Niantic isn't wasting time trying to assuage your concerns. Niantic Labs has pushed the game’s first update, version 1.0.1, on iOS, which fixes a variety of bugs including the game’s permissions issue for...
iOS Bug Allows Unlimited Zooming in the Photos App
The pinch-to-zoom gesture only works up to a point on any image in Apple’s stock Photos app. However an interesting iOS bug, first noted by iDownloadBlog, allows users to zoom in as far as they want. In order to replicate the bug, follow these steps: Select any photo in the Photos app. Select edit on...
iOS Bug Bricks Devices When Date Set to Jan. 1, 1970 [VIDEO]
There are always some interesting bugs out there in the iOS universe, and the latest one according to Reddit is one that will brick your iPhone 5s (64-bit devices) or newer if you set the date back to January 1, 1970. The bug was first discovered on the Chinese forums Feng, when one user wrote...
Crazy iOS Bug Crashes iPhone By Receiving a Text Message [VIDEO]
A new iOS bug is making waves: A specific set of characters sent to a contact in a text message can cause the iPhone and the Messages app to crash. This iMessage bug requires a set of specific symbols and Arabic characters. After sending the characters, the targeted user’s iPhone will respring immediately, so the...
iOS 8 Bug in ‘Reset All Settings’ Option Erases All iWork Documents Stored in iCloud Drive
According to a report by MacRumors, a bug in the "Reset All Settings" option (under Settings -> General) in iOS 8 permanently erases all iWork documents stored in iCloud Drive. As you can see from the picture above, the "Reset All Settings" option explicitly states that no data or media will be erased. The option...
Mac OS X 10.9.3 Bug Hides ‘/Users’ Folder For Some Users
Yesterday, Apple released Mac OS X 10.9.3 with improved support for 4K displays, Safari 7.0.3, improved calendar syncing, and more. The Loop reports, a small group of users are experiencing a bug in the update that hides the '/Users' folder. Dave Mark from The Loop has suggested a fix, which created an alias (or shortcut)...